Virginia Department of Corrections
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Virginia Department of Corrections
Last month, a 40-year-old guard at the River North Correctional Center was allegedly killed by an inmate. The union representing correctional officers blamed understaffng at the prison, and weeks earlier, RadioIQ’s Sandy Hausman spoke with a prisoner there. His remarks shed light on policies and tensions at River North that may have led to the attack.
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